India, March 26 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh, while addressing the Lok Sabha today, highlighted the critical role of private sector involvement in the newly established National Research Foundation (NRF). The foundation, conceptualized to boost India's innovation ecosystem, is set to receive a substantial share of its funding from non-government sources.

Dr. Jitendra Singh underscored that the NRF, named 'Anusandhan', has been designed after extensive study of global models, including those in the United States. "We are among the few nations with such a structured research foundation, and I am confident that our model is a refined version of existing frameworks," he stated...